- Oct 19, 2014
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1. What is your budget?
Less than 2k
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14"-15"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
IPS is a must. Would love 4k, but 1080p would be fine.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Sort of, I will need to run a few VM's on it. But nothing crazy.
5. How much battery life do you need?
4 hours minimal.
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
No games. But might do a bit of graphics work. Really light work there though.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Primarily coding, some photo editing (cropping/transforming size).
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
128Gb-512Gb PCIe SSD
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Newegg, Amazon
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years probably, maybe more.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc?
Lol, optical drives.
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I love asus products with a passion. I also am a fan of lenovo businessy laptops/desktops.
13. What country do you live in?
USA.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Musts:
Models I am already considering:
Asus G501JW-DS71
System 76 Serval - A bit bulky and on the expensive side. However would come with all the features needed.
Less than 2k
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14"-15"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
IPS is a must. Would love 4k, but 1080p would be fine.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Sort of, I will need to run a few VM's on it. But nothing crazy.
5. How much battery life do you need?
4 hours minimal.
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
No games. But might do a bit of graphics work. Really light work there though.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Primarily coding, some photo editing (cropping/transforming size).
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
128Gb-512Gb PCIe SSD
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Newegg, Amazon
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years probably, maybe more.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc?
Lol, optical drives.
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I love asus products with a passion. I also am a fan of lenovo businessy laptops/desktops.
13. What country do you live in?
USA.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Musts:
- IPS
- PCIe SSD
- Great Ubuntu/Debian based distro Support
- Quad core with HT
- Virtualization support
- Backlit Keyboad
- 4k/2k
- Hookups for another monitor or two
- Low power GPU
- Lightweight
- Good Battery
- Dual band wireless
- CD Drives
- Sound quality
- "GAMING" designs
- Bluetooth stuff
Models I am already considering:
Asus G501JW-DS71
System 76 Serval - A bit bulky and on the expensive side. However would come with all the features needed.
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